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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Cochlear implant success depends on brain circuit organizationA cochlear implant is an electronic device capable of restoring hearing in a profoundly deaf person by directly stimulating the nerve endings in the inner ear. This technology enables people who have become deaf to communicate orally, even by telephone; children born deaf can learn to speak and to benefit from normal schooling. However, results are extremely variable—implants have limited benefit for some patients, and there is no means of predicting failure based on purely clinical factors.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-deaf-people-brain-circuits-impacts.html
NeuroscienceTue, 28 Mar 2017 06:08:59 EDTnews409900132Scientists spot gene for rare disorder causing deafness, blindness(HealthDay)—Researchers say they have found the genetic cause of a rare disorder that causes children to be born with deafness, blindness, albinism and fragile bones.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-scientists-gene-rare-disorder-deafness.html
GeneticsThu, 23 Mar 2017 17:20:01 EDTnews409508240Deafness carries a huge cost burden—economic as well as personalDeafness often remains invisible, especially in contexts of constrained resources and poverty. It can exact a high cost for both developed and developing countries because it has a significant impact on the lives of those affected, and the economies of the countries in which they live. Also, the services for people who are deaf can be very expensive.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-deafness-huge-burdeneconomic-personal.html
HealthFri, 03 Mar 2017 08:00:01 EDTnews407749904Study aims to see how children with cochlear implants learn wordsResearch has proven the importance of early access to sound and spoken language among newborns and has led to significant advances in hearing screening and early intervention. Despite progress and improvements in educational and language outcomes of deaf children, children with hearing loss are still delayed, on average, when it comes to spoken language acquisition and still achieve lower reading levels and educational outcomes than children with normal hearing.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-aims-children-cochlear-implants-words.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 27 Feb 2017 16:02:02 EDTnews407433713Study shows auditory cortex of hearing and deaf people are nearly identicalThe neural architecture in the auditory cortex - the part of the brain that processes sound - of profoundly deaf and hearing people is virtually identical, a new study has found.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-auditory-cortex-deaf-people-identical.html
NeuroscienceSun, 17 Jul 2016 05:31:25 EDTnews387952272Study of cognitive development in deaf children revisits longstanding debateA team of researchers at the University of Connecticut is reexamining a decades-long debate as to whether deaf children should learn sign language to maximize their potential for optimal development.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-cognitive-deaf-children-revisits-longstanding.html
Psychology & PsychiatrySat, 13 Feb 2016 14:25:53 EDTnews374595951For kids with hearing loss, new therapy is an option, but it's scarceWhen Linda Baumgartner was in sixth grade, she played Anne Sullivan - Helen Keller's teacher - in a school play.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-kids-loss-therapy-option-scarce.html
PediatricsFri, 08 Jan 2016 11:00:01 EDTnews371469288Software helps deaf and hearing communities interactFor most Americans, communication is an oral endeavor. We learn to speak and read through sound, to distinguish between hard and soft k's, to make the hiss of a double "s" or the slight lisp of a "th."https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-software-deaf-interact.html
Psychology & PsychiatryThu, 23 Jul 2015 07:10:04 EDTnews356851562A new look at language delay in children with autismA new study by a linguistics professor and an alumnus from The University of Texas at Austin sheds light on a well-known linguistic characteristic of autistic children—their reluctance to use pronouns—paving the way for more accurate diagnostics.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-language-children-autism.html
Autism spectrum disordersFri, 03 Apr 2015 06:46:21 EDTnews347262357Researchers test device to help deaf children detect soundsAt age 3, Angelica Lopez is helping to break a sound barrier for deaf children.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-device-deaf-children.html
Medical researchFri, 13 Feb 2015 15:40:01 EDTnews343062878Poor access to primary care results in poorer health for deaf peopleDeaf people who sign have poorer health than the general population, according to a study led by researchers from the School for Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol, UK.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-poor-access-primary-results-poorer.html
Psychology & PsychiatryFri, 06 Feb 2015 13:47:17 EDTnews342452822Best supporting actors in your ears? Research points to potential way to restore hearingThere's a cast of characters deep inside your ears—many kinds of tiny cells working together to allow you to hear. The lead actors, called hair cells, play the crucial role in carrying sound signals to the brain.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-actors-ears-potential.html
Medical researchWed, 12 Nov 2014 09:04:52 EDTnews335005480Lack of thyroid hormone blocks hearing developmentFatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety, excessive perspiration—these symptoms are a few of the signs that the thyroid gland, which regulates the body's heart rate and plays a crucial role in its metabolism, has gone haywire. Now, new research from Tel Aviv University points to an additional complication caused by thyroid imbalance: congenital deafness.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-lack-thyroid-hormone-blocks.html
GeneticsMon, 22 Sep 2014 10:58:18 EDTnews330602291Hand gestures improve learning in both signers and speakers(Medical Xpress)—Spontaneous gesture can help children learn, whether they use a spoken language or sign language, according to a new report.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-gestures-signers-speakers.html
Psychology & PsychiatryTue, 19 Aug 2014 06:00:57 EDTnews327646848Brain anatomy differences between deaf, hearing depend on first language learnedIn the first known study of its kind, researchers have shown that the language we learn as children affects brain structure, as does hearing status. The findings are reported in the Journal of Neuroscience.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-brain-anatomy-differences-deaf-language.html
Psychology & PsychiatryTue, 15 Apr 2014 17:00:07 EDTnews316779605Program taught in American Sign Language helps deaf achieve healthier weightA group of deaf adults using American Sign Language in a healthy lifestyle program successfully lost weight, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology & Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism Scientific Sessions 2014.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-taught-american-language-deaf-healthier.html
Overweight and ObesityWed, 19 Mar 2014 16:00:34 EDTnews314463621Preterm birth by Filipino women linked to genetic mutational change(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa have uncovered a genetic explanation for why Filipino women in the state have a higher chance of delivering their babies before full term.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-preterm-birth-filipino-women-linked.html
Obstetrics & gynaecologyTue, 14 Jan 2014 09:02:20 EDTnews308912526Research finds positive long-term outcomes of cochlear implantationPenn State Brandywine Assistant Professor of Psychology Daniela Martin, of Media, is on the frontline of significant, unique research. With the first generation of cochlear implant recipients reaching adulthood, Martin and her colleagues are out to discover the long-term psychological outcomes of this relatively new medical procedure.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-positive-long-term-outcomes-cochlear-implantation.html
PediatricsWed, 27 Nov 2013 09:05:09 EDTnews304765445Study identifies molecular process behind form of non-syndromic deafnessResearchers identify an underlying molecular process that causes a genetic form of non-syndromic deafness in a new study that also suggests affected families may be at risk of damage to other organs.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-molecular-non-syndromic-deafness.html
Medical researchTue, 27 Aug 2013 12:00:05 EDTnews296822536Research leads to successful restoration of hearing and balanceThe sounds of success are ringing at Kansas State University through a research project that has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-successful_1.html
GeneticsThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:10:03 EDTnews293376872Goal of identifying nearly all genetic causes of deafness is within reachAt least half of all cases of deafness that develop from birth through infancy in developed countries have a genetic basis, as do many cases of later onset progressive hearing loss. To date, at least 1,000 mutations occurring in 64 genes in the human genome have been linked to hearing loss. Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies are enabling the identification of these deafness-causing genetic variants, as described in a Review article in Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available on the Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers website.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-goal-genetic-deafness.html
GeneticsThu, 20 Jun 2013 13:06:24 EDTnews290952251Make sound visual to help treat 'r' speech errors in children, researcher saysIf you've heard rabbit sound like wabbit, and your name is Robert, not Wobeht, it's possible that you're on the receiving end of one of the most challenging and treatment-resistant speech sound disorders, misarticulation of /r/. Research by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has shown that approximately 10 percent of preschool and elementary school-aged children are affected by speech sound disorders.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-visual-speech-errors-children.html
Psychology & PsychiatryThu, 30 May 2013 06:50:01 EDTnews289113836Researchers developing device that could improve sound resolution for deaf individuals who opt for cochlear implants(Medical Xpress)—The cochlear implant is widely considered to be the most successful neural prosthetic on the market. The implant, which helps deaf individuals perceive sound, translates auditory information into electrical signals that go directly to the brain, bypassing cells that don't serve this function as they should because they are damaged.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-device-resolution-deaf-individuals-opt.html
Medical researchFri, 05 Apr 2013 06:25:01 EDTnews284361856Breakthrough in deafness and ovarian failure syndrome(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Manchester Biomedical Research Centre at Saint Mary's Hospital and the University of Manchester have identified a new gene, which increases our understanding of the rare inherited disorder Perrault syndrome.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-breakthrough-deafness-ovarian-failure-syndrome.html
GeneticsFri, 29 Mar 2013 07:55:42 EDTnews283762531Mice show innate ability to vocalize: Deaf or not, courting male mice make same soundsScientists have long thought that mice might serve as a model for how humans learn to vocalize. But new research led by scientists at Washington State University-Vancouver has found that, unlike humans and songbirds, mice do not learn how to vocalize.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mice-innate-ability-vocalize-deaf.html
NeuroscienceTue, 26 Mar 2013 17:00:03 EDTnews283522831Need for culturally sensitive treatment for deaf patients with psychiatric disordersMembers of the Deaf community who suffer from mental health problems need culturally sensitive treatment to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment, according to a report in the March Journal of Psychiatric Practice.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-culturally-sensitive-treatment-deaf-patients.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 11 Mar 2013 12:55:16 EDTnews282224991Mom's sensitivity helps language development in children with hearing lossUniversity of Miami (UM) Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants. The findings indicate that mothers who are most sensitive in their interactions with their children receiving cochlear implants have kids that develop language faster, almost "catching up" to their hearing peers. The report is published in the Journal of Pediatrics.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mom-sensitivity-language-children-loss.html
Psychology & PsychiatryFri, 08 Mar 2013 10:24:03 EDTnews281960623Novel approach to treating glue ear could save children from surgeryA new trial is underway to determine if a short course of oral steroids can improve the hearing of children suffering from glue ear, thanks to a £1.3M research grant awarded to scientists at Cardiff University.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-approach-ear-children-surgery.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 06 Mar 2013 10:10:01 EDTnews281785949About 15 percent of patients with Wolfram syndrome do not meet current diagnostic criteriaResearchers at IDIBELL and CIBERER Virginia Nunes and Miguel López de Heredia have collected data from 400 patients with Wolfram syndrome published worldwide in the last fifteen years to better understand the natural history of disease. The findings lead them to propose a revision of the diagnostic criteria of the disease because 15% of paediatric patients escape from diagnosis.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-percent-patients-wolfram-syndrome-current.html
GeneticsThu, 28 Feb 2013 12:08:44 EDTnews281275717Researchers develop Rx for deafness, impaired balance in mouse model of Usher syndromeJennifer Lentz, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology & Biocommunications and a member of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author of a paper reporting that hearing and balance can be rescued by a new therapy in a mouse model of Usher syndrome (Usher) that contains the mutation responsible for type 1C Usher. The results provide the first evidence that congenital deafness can be effectively overcome by treatment early in development to correct gene expression. The paper, Rescue of hearing and vestibular function in a mouse model of human deafness, is published online February 4, 2013 in Nature Medicine.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-rx-deafness-impaired-mouse-usher.html
GeneticsMon, 04 Feb 2013 15:00:29 EDTnews279204123